Letter from Carl Theodore Vogelgesang to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employees--Dismissal of, Louisiana--New Orleans, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, Navies--Officers, Presidential yachts, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Thank-you notes, United States. Navy, Vogelgesang, Zenaide Stevens, 1871-1949
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Rear Admiral Vogelgesang, who has recently been removed from his post on the presidential yacht Mayflower by the Board of Investigation, updates President Roosevelt on his current posting and expresses his gratitude for the opportunity to serve as part of Roosevelt’s household. He asks Roosevelt to thank Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the flowers she sent his wife during their time of uncertainty.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-05
Creator(s)
Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, 1869-1927
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Carl Theodore Vogelgesang to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 5, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58451. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, 1869-1927. Letter from Carl Theodore Vogelgesang to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58451.
APA:
Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, 1869-1927., [1908, April 5]. Letter from Carl Theodore Vogelgesang to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58451.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
